[HTML][HTML] Community initiated kangaroo mother care and early child development in low birth weight infants in India-a randomized controlled trial
Background In a randomized controlled trial (RCT) with 8402 stable low birthweight (LBW)
infants, majority being late preterm or term small for gestational age, community-initiated
KMC (ciKMC) showed a significant improvement in survival. However, the effect of ciKMC on
neurodevelopment is unclear. This is important to elucidate as children born with low birth
weight are at high risk of neurodevelopmental deficits. In the first 552 stable LBW infants
enrolled in the above trial, we evaluated the effect of ciKMC on neurodevelopmental …
infants, majority being late preterm or term small for gestational age, community-initiated
KMC (ciKMC) showed a significant improvement in survival. However, the effect of ciKMC on
neurodevelopment is unclear. This is important to elucidate as children born with low birth
weight are at high risk of neurodevelopmental deficits. In the first 552 stable LBW infants
enrolled in the above trial, we evaluated the effect of ciKMC on neurodevelopmental …
